Planetary hours
in Bydgoszcz.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:33 – 06:46
- 2☉︎ Sun06:46 – 07:59
- 3♀︎ Venus07:59 – 09:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:25
- 5☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 14:04
- 8♂︎ Mars14:04 – 15:17
- 9☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:30
- 10♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 18:55
- 12☽︎ Moon18:55 – 20:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 20:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 21:43
- 3♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:30
- 4☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:17
- 5♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 00:52
- 7☽︎ Moon00:52 – 01:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:13
- 10♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:00
- 11☉︎ Sun04:00 – 04:48
- 12♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bydgoszcz?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:33 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.